WorksheetsPopular Music of the 1910s Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Song #1 is:
a)
Some of these Days - Sophie Tucker
b)
Tiger Rag - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
c)
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby (with a Dixie Melody) - Al Jolson
d)
After You’ve Gone - Marion Harris
e)
Over There - Nora Bayes
2.
Song #2 is:
a)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band - Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
b)
Some of these Days - Sophie Tucker
c)
Tiger Rag - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
d)
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby (with a Dixie Melody) - Al Jolson
e)
After You’ve Gone - Marion Harris
3.
Song #3 is:
a)
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny - Alma Gluck
b)
Some of these Days - Sophie Tucker
c)
Tiger Rag - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
d)
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby (with a Dixie Melody) - Al Jolson
e)
After You’ve Gone - Marion Harris
4.
Song #4 is:
a)
Over There - American Quartet
b)
Some of these Days - Sophie Tucker
c)
Tiger Rag - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
d)
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby (with a Dixie Melody) - Al Jolson
e)
After You’ve Gone - Marion Harris
5.
Which singer was introduced to her hit song by her maid?
a)
Billy Murray
b)
Chauncey Olcott
c)
Enrico Caruso
d)
Sophie Tucker
6.
Which song was entered the U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2003?
a)
Peg o' My Heart
b)
Stars and Stripes Forever
c)
At the Darktown Strutters' Ball
d)
Tiger Rag
7.
Al Jolson's hit, Rock-a-Bye Your Baby, was originally from which musical?
a)
Guys and Dolls
b)
Sinbad
c)
Floradora
d)
Oh, Boy!
8.
After You've Gone borrowed its first few notes from which other hit from this decade?
a)
Somewhere a Voice is Calling
b)
You're a Grand Old Rag
c)
Peg o' My Heart
d)
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
9.
Which song was written to encourage young men to enlist in the U.S. military?
a)
Over There
b)
I've Got Rings on My Fingers
c)
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
d)
By the Beautiful Sea
10.
Who sang lead in the American Quartet?
a)
Bill Murray
b)
Billy Murray
c)
Burl Ives
d)
Byron Harlan
11.
Which U.S. President sang When Irish Eyes are Smiling with the Canadian Prime Minister and their wives after a meeting later called the "Shamrock Summit?"
a)
James Madison
b)
George H. W. Bush
c)
Thomas Kirkman
d)
Ronald Reagan
12.
Composed by Irving Berlin, this song sold over one million copies of the sheet music in 1911 and again in 1912.
a)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
b)
Cotton-eyed Joe
c)
Some of These Days
d)
Vesti la Giubba
13.
Which song has been given a Spanish title but no Spanish lyrics?
a)
Hello, Frisco!
b)
Quien Sera
c)
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
d)
Good Morning, Carrie
14.
What was Olive Kline's real name?
a)
Olivia Pope
b)
Meredith Wilson
c)
Olive Oil
d)
Alice Green
15.
Who sang the 1914 hit, Somewhere a Voice is Calling?
a)
Silas McCormick
b)
John McCormack
c)
Mack MacMackley
d)
Jon Bon Jovi
16.
The rights to which tune were purchased for $250?
a)
Shine On Harvest Moon
b)
Over There
c)
Pretty Baby
d)
Single Ladies
17.
Which song has been covered by rocker Alice Cooper?
a)
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
b)
Don't Go Running Through My Rainbow
c)
Somewhere a Voice is Calling
d)
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
18.
Who was added to the American Quartet to form the Heidelberg Quintet?
a)
Billy Murray
b)
Will Oakland
c)
Django Reinhardt
d)
Arthur Collins
19.
Which song shares its title with a musical about the career of Jerome Kern?
a)
Casey at the Bat
b)
Showboat
c)
Oh, Boy!
d)
Till the Clouds Roll By
20.
Which song was added to the musical, The Girl from Utah, after it premiered in England in order to better appeal to American audiences>
a)
They Didn't Believe Me
b)
Hello Frisco!
c)
The Girl from Ipanema
d)
After You've Gone
21.
Who was listed as one of the twelve greatest living women by the National League of Women Voters in 1923 and 1924?
a)
Homer Simpson
b)
Louisa May Alcott
c)
Louise Homer
d)
Katie Casey
22.
Which song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006?
a)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
b)
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
c)
Darklands March
d)
At the Darktown Strutters' Ball
23.
Which song was featured in the musical revue show, Ziegfield Follies?
a)
They Didn't Believe Me
b)
Peg o' My Heart
c)
After You've Gone
d)
Till the Clouds Roll By
24.
Which song spent 57 years as Virginia's state song?
a)
Shenandoah
b)
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
c)
Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
d)
Country Roads
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